At one time the Nickersons' estate encompassed 1,200 acres, but after Roland Nickerson died his widow donated the 800-acre game preserve to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and it is now Nickerson State Park.

Erin Arvizu, founder and owner of Wild Orchid Baby in Worcester, will be at the Against the Tide events at Hopkinton State Park on June 22, and the statewide event at Nickerson State Park in Brewster on Aug.

17 at Nickerson State Park on Cape Cod are the major fundraisers for the breast cancer coalition, which focuses on what it considers to be the under-studied and under-funded aspects of the fight against breast cancer: its causes and prevention.

Riders can visit beaches along the route and restrooms are available at Nickerson State Park in Brewster, Salt Pond visitors' center at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, and the National Seashore headquarters in Wellfleet.

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